Center of eLearning Making Waves
Organizational Structure Center of eLearning Center Located in the Provost office Provides Professional development Support eDesign services Online degrees are managed by the Colleges Making Waves
Courses Offered by Delivery Method Total Lower Upper Graduate Distance 1268 11% 79 3% 653 14% 546 16% Hybrid 322 226 8% 53 1% 43 On campus 9501 86% 2544 89% 4047 85% 2910 83% 11091 2849 4743 3499
Online Programs Making Waves Bachelors Masters 23% are >50% online .04% Doctorate programs with >50% online 17% of courses taken in a distance format Making Waves
Graduates of Online Programs 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 Bachelors 40 20 41 Masters 10 11 7 Total 50 31 48 BBA: Accounting, Management, Marketing Master: Social Foundation Instructional Technology
Online Degree First Time: Fall 2014 MBA: Accounting & Taxation Masters: Exercise Science and Health Promotion Masters: School Leaders Masters: Curriculum and Instruction Bachelors: Geomatics Engineering Bachelors: Public Safety Adminstration Making Waves
Program Development Making Waves Program assessment: feasibility CeL and department partnership Marketing! Making Waves
Self-Sustaining Programs Currently, market-based application. Exploring options for other self-sustaining programs. Making Waves
Tuition and Fees Making Waves Online student population taking campus courses. All students pay campus fees Online courses pay distance fees Revisiting fee policy more online programs becoming available Self-Sustaining Programs Making Waves
Undergraduate Comparison Student Fees Undergraduate Comparison Per Credit Hour 12 Credit Hours On Campus Course $ 199.54 $ 2,394.48 Online courses not enrolled in fully online program $ 236.54 $ 2,838.48 Fully Online degree seeking students BBA Program (Self-Sustaining) $ 259.54 $ 3,114.48 Graduate Comparison On Campus $ 369.82 $ 4,437.84 On Campus taking online courses $ 406.82 $ 4,881.84
Training Making Waves 4 levels of training Theories course Facilitator course Designer courses Advance technology electives Moving towards a badging system Transitioning from training faculty to designing courses for faculty Making Waves
Performance Measures Making Waves BOG Measures Productivity Measures Number of courses offered online Number of programs offered online Number of student enrolled in online courses Productivity Measures Conducted a survey of courses offered to ensure students access to courses Number of courses produced by the center Number of faculty accessing services Quality Measures Evaluation of Quality through Student Perception of Learning (SPOT) completed in all Courses Exit student survey of the quality of courses Student learning outcomes assessed during program evaluations Making Waves
Other Information Making Waves FAU’s Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS) 2013 Frank L. Christ Outstanding Learning Center award winner Research center developing innovative technological solutions Making Waves
Other Information Making Waves Launching one-stop student Promotes student identity Provides student services. Making Waves
Other Information Making Waves Launching research based communities of practice Developing best practice instructional strategies Using emerging distance learning Involving students through QEP process (Distinction through Discovery) Making Waves
University Goals for Online To leverage online learning to promote student success through increase access to courses, advisors, and university support systems To provide access to a world renown university faculty for non-traditional students To create a research focused Center of eLearning to develop innovative best practices for emerging technologies To increase support services and technologies that promote eLearning initiatives Making Waves
What We Need Making Waves Hybrid as a stepping stone Improving classroom technologies Hybrid allows faculty to experiment with ideas Maximizes the best of both online and on campus Allows a gradual development process which leads to better online courses Serves as a transition to completely online Ability to charge a fee We can provide extensive support We can design the online interactive components Making Waves
What We Need Making Waves A New Quality Certification Process Quality Matters not appropriate for all courses A different system that acknowledges quality for research based institutions could be developed Build partnerships with other SUS Process to share FTE Protect intellectual property Making Waves
In Summary Making Waves FAU has a rich history in distance learning We are engaging in research to improve the delivery of instruction using emerging technologies Making Waves